As I typically print with a photo lab using RGB or sRGB, I have never run into this issue.
The CS6 workflow I use is Adobe RGB 98. i shoot raw in that format as well as edit and save as for print in that color space. The problem I'm having is the printer I'm using for this project is a Konica Minolta 5500. I've created a book with psd images placed into ID and then exported to pdf.
I tried using the same color profile ensuring the transparancey blend space was RGB and the export to pdf print was adobe rgb. The first round of the books were satisfactory despite the color shifts but the problems surfaced on the second run. After exhausting multiple combinations of CMYK and sRGB, I was advised to convert the photographs to Grayscale and assign a color profile of sGray and then export to PDF using the sGray profile.
So, I did that but, when I preview with overprint in ID with an sGray for Proof Colors, every image is brightened to a point that is not acceptable. I can't adjust the color space to sGray and can't preview the Overprint in Photoshop so I'm not sure how to compensate. As you might have guessed, this is not an area I have deep experience with and while I've looked through the treads on sGray, I'm not understanding how to compensate.
So, I would be very grateful for any feedback here and recommendations on workflow. The goal is a printed book that will be for sale with the individual images offered as an edition of prints. So it's somewhat critical for the photographs in the book to be on par with the digital inkjet prints with awareness that the prints will be superior in terms of tones and quality.
Appreciate any feedback offered in a way an inexperienced with color printing user can understand. THANKS!